West St. Leonards Primary School
Originally Bopeep National School which had been at 130 Bexhill Road since circa 1878, Bopeep Mixed School (juniors) opened on 30 August 1895. New buildings were constructed into which the infants' school moved on the 16th of May 1898 and became known as West St Leonards Infant Board School[1].
The school was utilised as a first aid station during WW2 when the pupils were evacuated to Gloucestershire.
The infant and junior schools were amalgamated on 11 April 1967. The school then moved to a new site and building in Harley Shute Road opening in September 1996[1]. The 100-year-old Bexhill Road buildings were demolished on the 26th of June 1998[2]; the dining hall which had been constructed post-war becoming a community centre. In 2020, a health centre was constructed on the site.
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References & Notes
- ↑ a b East Sussex County Council Archive 286 The Keep ESC 286
- ↑ The Hastings Chronicle: 1980 onwards – The Hastings Chronicle, accessdate: 25 January 2022
